Comfort women statue in danger of being ”removed” due to ”pressure” from Berlin city = South Korea

The Statue of Peace (comfort women statue) in Berlin, Germany, is facing the threat of removal. The German government is opposed to the comfort women statue being left standing, taking into consideration its relationship with the Japanese government.
In addition, it was reported that the budget support for the German-based civic group that is trying to protect the statue will also be suspended.
Local time, citing an anonymous source, "Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner contacted the members of the advisory committee that reviews support for cultural and educational projects and asked them to provide the necessary information to the German citizen group "Corporate
The report said that the reason for this was "the possibility of conflict with the Japanese government."
The Korea Council is a German-based civic group that led the establishment of the Berlin Comfort Women Statue in 2020.
Since 2021, the group has been conducting human rights education on sexual violence in general, including wartime sexual crimes. The Korea Council said, "With the support of the city of Berlin, we have educated over 300 people every year.
The budget was cut this year, and the project was suspended in May," the report said. According to RBB, the Japanese Embassy in Germany recently hosted the advisory committee at a five-star hotel in Berlin.
The Japanese Embassy declined to immediately comment on the lobbying activities, but said it had not commented on the Korea Council's human rights education program.
He claimed that "they are spreading a one-sided story" and "are instilling anti-Japanese sentiment among young people in Germany who lack knowledge about Asia."
Han Jeong-hwa, head of the Korea Council, said, "We are only dealing with the general issue of sexual violence, and we are not focusing on Japan.
"This is not education that criticizes one side. There is no mention of Japan in the project application," he said. In September 2020, the Japanese side protested against the installation of a comfort women statue in Berlin.
The Mitte district office of Berlin issued an order for the demolition, but the order is currently on hold after the Korea Council filed an application for disposable income with the court.